Guys and Dolls

Guys and Dolls at OneAmerica Mainstage - Indiana Repertory Theater

Big personalities, crooked bets and unexpected romance keep this Broadway comedy moving. On April 9, 2027, at 7:30 PM, Guys and Dolls takes the OneAmerica Mainstage at Indiana Repertory Theater in Indianapolis, and the setup alone is delicious. A gambler wagers he can win over a missionary. Everything gets complicated from there.

That's the fun of this New York story. Damon Runyon's stories and characters supply the colorful streets, and Guys and Dolls turns them into romantic and practical trouble that overlaps in all the right ways. One man chases the missionary on a dare. Another dodges marriage to his long-engaged fiancée while scrambling to keep a dice game running. Two worlds collide: the gambler's hustle and the missionary's convictions. You will want to see who blinks first, and who gets caught off guard by honest feeling.

The Friday evening performance makes room for a full night at the theatre. Then there's the craft behind it. Frank Loesser wrote the music and lyrics, with a book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. In Indianapolis, Lili-Anne Brown directs, Breon Arzell handles choreography and Andra Velis Simon leads the music direction. That's a creative team shaping a golden-age musical comedy right in your own backyard, live, with the shared laughter that only a theatre full of people can create. Bring a date, a friend or the family member who always says they don't get musicals. Plan your night at Indiana Repertory Theater and reserve your seats for Guys and Dolls here.